Mitchell Docker (Skil-Shimano) won the third and final stage, a 189.3km leg from Lavour to Castres that was marred by several crashes. Sébastien Duret (Bretagne-Schuller) finished second with Johan Mombaerts (Auber 93) third, both in the same time.

Moncoutie, who first took the leader’s jersey after Saturday’s mountain time trial in the Pyrenees, claimed the overall title by 10 seconds over teammate Alexandre Geniez. Fortunato Baliani (Miche-Silver Cross-Selle Italia) rounded out the podium in third at 31 seconds.